Hi ! I would like to tell you about a song I like; it is Nirvana’s version of The man who sold the world. Originally, this song belongs to David Bowie, but I think Nirvana’s performance is better, so sorry Bowie’s fans xD

In 1994, Nirvana played an unplugged tv concert for MTV, in which they played fourteen songs, some of their most emblematic ones and covers from other bands and musicians. The most interesting aspect of this show was that the songs were played on acoustic version, that made stand out Nirvana member’s musical skills.

I like all songs that were played, but my favourite as I said before is The man who sold the world, I love the the sound of doublé bass on background, the soft drums and spectacular guitar performance and melancholic  singing of Kurt Cobain, who I also love hahahah

I think it is the kind of song everyone knows about , even if they do not like this type of music; must be a classic rock song since it was released. It is definitely one my favourites of all time. I even have it as ringtone of my Smartphone.

San Cristobal hill

Hello :D I’d like to write about a place that I like in Santiago: it is San Cristobal hill.

San Cristobal hill is located in the centre of the city, on the north of Mapocho river. It can be seen from almost all parts of the city joined with Immaculate Conception monument on its peak are a city’s symbol.

With Tupahue hill form the Parque Metropolitano de Santiago, which is I think the biggest urban park of the country. It is a beautiful part of the city, very touristical. There is a zoo, places to do barbecue, Immaculate Conception sanctuary, a Japanese Garden, etc. It’s a nature wonder and it’s also a fantastic place to do light trekking, running or mountain bike.

I used to go all the time when I was younger because I lived in Santiago’s downtown, ; now, miles away from this place so I haven’t be there since my first year of college. Back then we planed a reaunion before classes started so we could meet and didn’t went alone to faculty activities xD It was an enjoyable time.

My favourite place of San Cristobal hill it’s the Japanese Garden, because its quiet and beautiful, is how I imagine Japan is.

Crime and Punishment

Hi everyone ! Today I have to write about a book I enjoyed reading. First, History: when I was younger I was an assiduous reader, I read different kinds of books, I didn’t chosen them based on topic, but just for what I’ve heared of it or if it had and interesting title. So I read novels, historical novels, fiction, biographical, etc. My favourite genre was (still is) magic realism by Gabriel García Márquez, even Isabel Allende.

But the book I’m going to write about is one that surprised me, Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. I readed  The brothers Karamazov before and I hated it, it was just too tedious, so I didn’t think I’d like this one. I only started to read it to give a second chance to Dostoyevsky, I remember  I thought “he is so famous, it must be for something”.

It was a wonderful surprise. I finished it very quickly because it is a very catching story about a young man in a low economic situation who plans to murder and steel money from a unpleasant old lady who has a lot of it. The book explores moral, dreams and all sort of main character, Raskolnikov, personal implications, with a detailed description of his insides and surroundings, in mid XIX century Russia, for what I remember at list. I readed it when I was 14 years old xd

It’s definitely one my top five books of my adolescence :)

The wild Thomberrys

Hi! Today I’ll tell you about a tv show I loved when I was a child (I must say I still like this programme): The Wild Thomberrys.

I don’t remember exactly since when I started watching it, I just know that it was on around noon when I was at elementary school. Back then my school day started at two o’clock pm, which alow me to watch morning cartoons everyday  :D

The one I liked the most was “The wild Thomberrys”; it was about an Australian family who traveled to exotic places around the world because of the parent’s job: they were wildlife documentary filmmakers. So they traveled with their two daughters, a wild child they adopted and a chimpanzee, and had the craziest adventures every episode.

My favourite part of the show was the catch of it: the main carácter, Eliza Thomberry, who is the youngest child of the family, had a wonderful secret: she was able to communicate with animals!! Literally, she spoke to animals, and they warned her about the danger she was put on, or helped her to solved the episode’s trouble, it was amazing.

Besides, I liked that it showed (drawn, of course) many exotic places of the planet: Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, etc. The first time I knew form the Kilimanjaro was in this show when I was about six years, aldo I corroborated the information about it with my dad later, at that time he was my Geography guide.

A famous person I'd like to meet

Hello everyone, now I'll talk to you about a famous person I'd like to meet; I'd like to meet many of famous people, nevertheless this choise was an easy one... the famous person I would like to meet since I was a child (yes, a child) is Kurt Cobain.
I do not remember when I heard my fist Nirvana song, I just know that I had love him all of my adolescence !
All articules about his life mention that he wasn't a sociable person, but I know in my heart he was nice.
If I could meet him I would not talk about his music and fame, because he didn't like being famous, I just talk about music in general, I'd ask him if teach me play the guitar and staff like that, and just admire him playing and talking about anything. We could also have party, but I would not follow him in his drugs stuff, because I don't like it. Also, if I could travel in time and talk to him in the past I'd tell him not to marry with Courtney Love, I think she's a mean person and didn't help him or care about him at all.
I imagine all good music he would create if he still be alive, I guess I have to accept his fate and just enjoy the Nirvana records as the most important part of Kurt Cobain's legacy to world music and his fans, like me.

A great family trip

Hi readers ! Today I'm going to tell you about a great trip I made with my family. It was when I was about ten years old, me and my parents went to Temuco, in the south of Chile, to stay on my grandparent's home. We had a lovely time with every member of my paternal family, and my mother, who is a extroverted person and always had the best relationship with my parental relatives, with one of my aunts came with this awesome idea: a family trip to Villarrica and Calafquén lakes.
So they take care of everything very quickly (we women are so naturaly efficient hahah), and we traveled in a private minibus, me, my parents, my aunt Graciela, my uncle Lincoyán, their three children and their grandchildren.

Our first stop was Lican Ray and later we visited Coñaripe, both places on the north of Calafquén lakea; then we arrive to Pucón, a little town on the east side of Villarrica
lake, with pretty houses and a crowded casino, but mots importantly a beautiful bay where me and my cousins swim and enjoy the lake's lukewarm water. It was so nice to be there, we stay on the lake even when it started to rain ! and we didn't get sick because of it, that pleasant is the weather in that area.
The thing I liked teh most about this trip it was the company, I had never traveled with my uncle and aunt and cousins, so it was a splendid trip, and a have a wonderful memorie about it.

Hey readers !  On last Monday I did a London Webquest for the class, so now I’m going to tell you about one of the places I write down I would visit in a study trip to London.

If I’d visit this city the first place I’ll go it be the Hampton Court Palace. It is one of the Historic Royal Palaces, located in the south west of London, next to the River Thames. To get there I’d have to take the train from London Waterloo to Kingston, and then take a bus from Kingston to Hampton Court Palace; the tube is not available there because the palace is out of the city.

The ticket prize for full-time students like me costs £14.85, which could be lower if I get the ticket online.

This palace was Henry VIII’s favourite, so the visits are planned to learn about him and his court’ s life there.

I’d like to visit Hampton Court Palace precisely for that; Henry VIII must have been the most eccentric monarch in UK’s History, I think, because of his multiple marriages and the church’s schism. In my opinion Monarchy its scandalous in a negative way, but Henry VIII is the scandalous king  in England’s History, leaving out the decapitate people, his story its pretty juicy.. I hope it doesn’t  sounds too cruel, I say it with all due respect  xd